荸薺鼓

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See also: 荸荠鼓

Chinese

Chinese water chestnut
convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
trad. (荸薺鼓) 荸薺
simp. (荸荠鼓) 荸荠

Etymology

荸薺 (water chestnut) + (drum), so called because it looks like a water chestnut with its top and bottom cut off

Pronunciation


Noun

荸薺鼓

  1. A small, shallow double-headed drum with a high pitch, played with a single stick held by the right hand, usually in conjunction with a paiban held in the left hand; formerly used in traditional musics of the Jiangnan region

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